ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rescuing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Rescuing is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of rescue.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of rescue.

More Meanings

  1. The act of effecting a rescue.

Example Sentences

Betty — so stout, and with that rheumatism in her leg — did she ever think of herself? Or Aunt Rosamund, with her perpetual rescuings of lost dogs, lame horses, and penniless musicians?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include saving, deliverance, delivery, deliver, save, life-saving.

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